China's Ant Financial, a fintech affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd , has quietly acquired a sizable stake in a Vietnamese e-wallet eMonkey, people familiar with the matter said.
China on Thursday unveiled a new list of import tariff exemptions for six chemical and oil products from the United States, days after the world's two largest economies announced a Phase 1 trade deal.
U.S. homesharing site Airbnb on Thursday won its battle to remain exempt from onerous European property regulations, as the EU's top court ruled it was an online platform and not a property agent.
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and its fintech affiliate Ant Financial announced a string of top level executive changes on Thursday, amid an ongoing restructuring following the appointment of Daniel Zhang as chairman of Alibaba.
Britain's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has added an extra year to its investigation into accountant EY's audit of Thomas Cook, the holiday company that collapsed in September leaving tens of thousands of people stranded abroad.
Incoming Chief Executive Bernard Looney will not take up either of BP's seats on the board of Rosneft when he takes over in February because of the complexity of the relationship with the Russian oil giant, five company sources said.
SoftBank-controlled Yahoo Japan has pulled out of a Japanese apartment rental venture with Oyo Hotels and Homes, in the latest setback for the loss-making Indian startup.
Norwegian Air hopes to agree compensation from Boeing by year-end over the grounding of the 737 MAX, the airline's acting CEO said, as it counts the costs of having 18 of the aircraft grounded since March.
China and the United States are in touch over the signing of their Phase 1 trade deal, China's commerce ministry said, which will see lower U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods and higher Chinese purchases of U.S. farm, energy and manufactured goods.
The dollar was down 0.1% in early London trading on Thursday, little changed by U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment, while the Swedish crown edged higher when the Riksbank became the first central bank to exit negative rates territory.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte welcomed the planned merger of Fiat Chrysler with its French rival PSA in an newspaper interview on Thursday, but said protecting jobs would be a top priority.
Philippines' Cebu Air Inc said on Thursday it had ordered 15 Airbus SE A320neo family jets worth $2 billion at list prices, keeping the European manufacturer on track to reach a year-end sales milestone.
Oil prices remained atop three-month peaks on Thursday, extending a robust streak that began a week ago, as thawing trade relations between the United States and China supported global markets.
Top Indian electricity generator NTPC has rejected the emissions-cutting technology of GE and other foreign firms for its coal-fired plants, documents show, shutting them out of an estimated $2 billion in orders.
China's finance ministry published on Thursday a new list of six products from the United States that will be exempt from tariffs starting Dec. 26.